In 2025, beauty deals were dramatic and expansive as the industry kept up its momentum despite China’s decline and the uncertainty of US tariffs.Hailey Bieber’s beauty and skincare brand Rhode was acquired by Elf Beauty for $1 billion in May, and Kering sold Kering Beauté to L’Oréal for €4 billion in October....

Simplicity and Alessandro Michele are strangers in the same room. For Michele, traveling from point A to point B usually involves a scenic detour, meandering through countless possibilities along the way. His take on the house of Valentino has been as controversial and it has been compelling; he’s been criticized for injecting...

When Miley Cyrus revealed her engagement to Maxx Morando last week on the red carpet of the Avatar: Fire and Ash premiere in Los Angeles, all eyes were on her dazzling ring. A cushion-cut stone on a thick, yellow gold band, the piece is a custom design by jewelry designer Jacquie Aiche.“This...

What puffer jackets may lack in structure and polish, they more than make up for in warmth and comfort. And when styled correctly, they can add dimension, contrast, and even unexpected cool to any outfit. Rather than defaulting to leggings, why not pair it back to winter white denim, a corduroy trouser,...

Last month, Stranger Things star Joe Keery—paging all fellow Steve Harrington fans!—attended the show’s Season 5 premiere in Hollywood. It was a splashy, star-studded, big-budget affair… yet all I could look at was the simple black T-shirt Keery wore on the red carpet. A month later, I’m still thinking about it.Fitted extra-tight,...

On my first trip to Athens a few years ago, I crashed the second I arrived to my hotel room. It was the middle of the day. Instead of my planned walking tour of the Acropolis, shopping around for handmade leather sandals, and eating some delicious Greek salad, I groggily woke up...

Tired of curling your lashes only for them to slouch back down? That’s where the best lash-lamination kits come to the rescue. “A lash lift can open up the eyes and give lashes a lifted, curled look without extensions,” pro makeup artist Brielle Pollara explains. And while the term might sound intimidating,...

As flamboyant feathers, elegant beadwork, and delicate floral gowns swept the halls of The Metropolitan Museum, the scene at Wednesday evening’s Art & Artists Gala teetered on the surreal. The annual—and stylish—affair has been hosted for the last quarter-century to celebrate new acquisitions and additions to the storied museum’s cultural and artistic...

The year 2025 is drawing to a close, and with it, an era comes to an end. But this isn’t just the end of the calendar year—according to numerology, it’s actually the end of an entire nine-year cycle that began in 2016.In other words, the end of 2025 is the end of...

Of all the eye-minded formulas on the shelf, the best caffeine eye creams have begun taking up more and more real estate. These eye creams use the active ingredient—which you might know best from your morning cup of coffee—since it also works to tighten and brighten the eye area in one fell...